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...peer-court concept dates back to 1947 in Mansfield, Ohio, where kids handled neighborhood trials for young bicycle snatchers. The modern youth court started to take shape in the early 1970s, when a few cities experimented with a more formal kind of peer justice. In recent years, the movement has gained momentum, cheered on by police departments and local governments eager for justice that works and does so cost effectively. An entire youth-court trial typically takes less than an hour, including deliberations. Nationally, the program's average cost per case is about $480, according to an American Youth Policy...
Youth courts devote attention to infractions that busy juvenile and family courts tend to handle perfunctorily. "Referring kids [to peer courts] lets us do more than just slap them on the wrist," says Patrice Lockart, a victim specialist with the Colonie police department. The experience is also more attuned to teenagers' moral development, conveying not just that there are consequences for their behavior but also that society cares about them...
Palfrey predicted that the decision will have limited impact on peer-to-peer networks or those networks’ users, but will affect how new technology is marketed, as companies will be sensitive not to suggest that their products can be used for copyright infringement...
...said his agenda includes the creation of a drug and alcohol peer advisor program...
...principal idea is that individuals face a two-audience signaling quandary: signals that beget labor market success are signals that induce peer rejection,” the wrote in the report...